Some Insanity...

I went a little mad today. I practised my violin for 3 hours. My fingertips went numb. But after the numbness abated, came the pain. Hahaha. I was practising for the wedding actually. I played Canon so many times I could practically play it in my sleep. I played it again and again and again. And I still can't trill properly and nicely with my 4th finger. Grr... Had to switch to 3rd position instead to play that one trill before going back to 1st position again -.-

Ah well, at least there was improvement in the rapid change of strings during the chorus part. And I tried to play Paganini's Caprice No. 24. I played the first few bars and promptly died. Hahaha. I don't know why but I had a sudden craze for Paganini's Caprice No. 24.

My sister came back from Shanghai today! And I hugged Ms Leong at the airport! She looked at me and said "Hmm, you look more and more like a JC student!" Tongs... Hahaha.

Goodness! I so frickin' splurged today! *Guilt eats at me. But I had fun!!* I went to Vivo City with Marcus and Tallie today. We had lunch at Food Republic and aside from eating our own food, we ordered dim sum too!! Coolness man, I've never had dim sum with my friends before!

Feeling rather full, we walked around a bit before going to Starbucks for some coffee. The three of us settled down on those big comfy cushioned seats and ordered our drinks. Marc and Talz had Mocha Frap and I ordered a Chocolate Frap. I'm no coffee drinker. Then we talked, played Truth and Shoot, Shag, Marry. Then Marc made us do some test he did in his Psychology course. It was fun, like catching up on the old times again.

Then guess what? We went to the ARCADE! Good Heavens. I felt a little weird the moment I entered the place cos I never was an arcade-goer. Those rare few occasions where I went to the arcade, I played games like 'Bang the friggin' crocodile'. Hahaha. So I watched Marc and Talz raced on the Daytona. We played the hockey game and some weird car bumper game.

By the time I got home, I was so tired I just wanted to flop onto my bed and crash out. Again, I realise, November is coming to an end. And still, I have yet to touch my holiday assignment save for a Chemistry MCQ question, which rather much tantamounts to nothing actually. I had plans to study during the holidays. But even though the mind is willing, the body is weak.

Ah procrastination, when will you leave me be?

OGL Camp 2006

Hello people! I'm back from camp! And what a smashing 3 days 2 nights that was. Although truth be told, I was kind of homesick the first day *sheepish smile* But it slowly ebbed away on the 2nd day where we ran through MMM and I rotted at my game station alone (my station partner, Davis, was unable to attend the camp) for like 8 hours waiting for the groups to arrive.

But oh well, I came armed. Hahaha. I read my novel, drained half the battery in my mp3 player and actually wrote a poem. Yeah, I was sitting on the ground staring out into the sky when the weather starting going berserk. Literally. It rained and shine, rained and shine, rained and shine. So I suddenly had inspiration to write a poem about the rain.

Mass Dance was fun as usual, but Tokyo Drift was so fast! The introduction, first verse and chorus was all right. But come 2nd verse and all that spinning and turning, I got lost. And dizzy. Haha, from all that turning.

Aside from that, Wet n Wild was fun too! And it really did live up to its name. I was drenched. Totally. From head to toe. Water bombs went flying, pails and bottles of water were everywhere.

And Dan, I really gotta thank you for lending me your sleeping bag!! I hope you weren't freezing in your bunk! >.<

Ah, OGL Camp was great. We cheered, we screamed, we shouted and we went insane. All those cheers are still like stuck in my mind now. Hahaha. XD

All right, what an exhausting and draining 3 days 2 nights. At long last, I'm back in my soft comfy bed, with my pillow and blanket. Time for some rest and recuperation!

Are you electrified?

Now I really appreciate all the safety precautions of our electrical system; all those earth wires and what not they made us learn in Physics. 'Cos I nearly got frickin' electrocuted today.

I wanted to charge my mp3. I plugged the charger in and flipped on the switch. Three things happened simultaneously next. There was a loud BOOM, sparks came out and my house blacked out. O.O

I had a nasty scare. In that split second, I snatched my hand back from the switch and stared incredulously at the smoking charger. There was a distinct burning smell. After groping around in the darkness, I managed to locate my cellphone, flick on its light, pull out the charger, while my mum went to the main electrical box to get the lights in the house back on.

Goodness. And all that was running through my stupefied mind was "What the hell...?"




Anyway... Leo Ku rocks!! =D Shoot me somebody. I've lost my mind.

And this is taken from Li Zhen's blog. =P

1. My friends...
are people who matter a lot to me. They, and my family, are the pillars of my life.

2. I am listening to...
the noisy taps of my keyboard's keys being depressed as I type this.

3. Maybe I should...
stop day-dreaming about Wu Ah Ge (Huan Zhu Ge Ge III)

4. I love...
to read, write and play music.

5. My plan...
to start studying on Nov 5 has been cleanly forgotten.

6. I don't understand...
why love can make you delirious with joy and yet wound you like a double-edged sword

7. I lost...
my Da Vinci Code novel.

8. People say...
I'm short.

9. I'm missing...
My piano

10. Love means...
mutual understanding, respect, care, time and sacrifices.

11. Somewhere, someone is...
I don't know? Smiling. Hahaha.

12. I'm always searching for
New novels!

13. Forever seems...
like forever.

14. I never want to...
leave my parents in an elderly home.

15. My mobile phone...
is an integral part of my life.

16. When I wake up in the morning...
Ugh.. 5 more minutes please...

17. I get annoyed when...
others disturb my reading or bug me incessantly when I am extremely busy with something at hand.

18. Parties are...
fun

19. My cat is...
non-existent

20. Hug and kisses...
are lovely if given and received by the right person.

21. Today I...
practised my violin

22. Tomorrow I will...
start on my holiday assignments

23. I really want...
to get into my desired course in my desired university.

24. I...
am going to go out for dinner.

So... ciao people! Haha. And my sister has left for Shanghai this morning with TMS CO. Lucky girl.

It's been an entire week since I've last blogged! I've been going out, having CO practices, playing my violin, reading sooo many novels that my shelves have exploded and books are starting to pile up on the chair beside my bed and watching movies and VCDs!

Guilt is starting to settle in, seeping through the grey and white matter and reaching the very core of my brain. November is soon to be over and I have not yet started on any holiday assignments!! Oh, the horror. All right, all right, cutting the drama. But really, I really need to get my gears started and cranking again.

On a lighter note, I got roped in to play my violin for a wedding! Good Heavens! I'm absolutely delighted, excited and yet nervous! With two other violinists, we're to play Canon in D while the bride walks down the aisle. ^^ Anybody has a white gown that I may borrow?

Although much has occured in the past week, I find that I have no wish to list them all out. What with all that OGL thingy going on and everything else that's keeping me so frickin' busy, I'm totally drained of energy. I feel old.

ON THE OUTSIDE
Name: Valerie
Birth Date: 17th July
Current status: Single and happily so
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black
Righty of Lefty: Righty
Zodiac Sign: Snake

ON THE INSIDE
Your heritage: Asian - Chinese
Your fears: Rejection
Your weakness: Stubborness and laziness
Your perfect pizza: Hawaiian Pizza
Your thoughts first waking up: Need more sleep
Your bedtime: Not fixed
Your most missed memory: There's a lot I guess.

PICK
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
Single or group dates: I'm not dating anyone now.
Adidas or Nike: No preference
Lipton Tea or Nestea: No preference either
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: I don't drink coffee.

DO YOU
Smoke: No.
Curse: Honestly, yes
Take a shower: DUH.
Have a crush: No
Think you've been in love: What IS love?
School: Of course.
Want to get married: Yes, most probably, someday.
Think you're a health freak: No way, junk food is an integral part of my life. I can't survive without chocolates or chips.

IN THE PAST MONTH
Drank alcohol: Yes
Gone to the mall: Of course.
Been on stage: I don't recall so.
Eaten Sushi: Yes.
Been dumped: I'm single.
Gone skating: Nope, my knees have not yet recovered fully.
Dyed your hair: No way.

HAVE YOU EVER
Played a stripping game: NO.
Changed who you were to fit in: Yeah, I guess so.

GETTING OLD
Age you're hoping to be married: I don't know.

GIRL/GUY
Best eye color: Doesn't matter.
Best hair color: Doesn't matter too.
Short or long hair: I think I would prefer guys with short hair. But then again, love is blind.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
1 minute ago: Typing out my answers to this thingy
5 hours ago: Window shopping at Orchard with Muffin
1 week ago: Furiously preparing for my OP
1 year ago: Mugging for my Os.

I...
I love: God, my family, my friends, and myself.
I hate: Rejection
I feel: Kind of sleepy
I hide: the nasty side of me
I miss: playing my piano
I need: To exercise, read more novels, write my story, play my violin, start on my holiday assignments and the list goes on.

And that was taken from Marc's blog. OP was surprisingly enjoyable yesterday despite those butterflies in my stomach which plain point refuses to go away. I honestly embarrassed myself greatly during the Q & A session where I was unable to find an apt word to describe what I wanted to say and I ended up fumbling with the wrong words and making a fool of myself. But hey, at least there was laughter and I managed to answer all the questions.

After OP, a whole bunch of us went to Cathay and caught the movie, Flushed Away. I tell you, those slugs were just the cutest things.

Today, Muffin and I roamed about Orchard Road after her debates training. It was fun and just like in the old days - window shop, talking about everything under the sky and of course, eating sushi!

Of Sweet Agonies and Pure Exaltations

Have you any idea how tormenting it is to really read and enjoy a damn good novel in the library?

After OP dry run in the morning, I had lunch with Marcus at Macs. Then he left for Band practice in TMS and I headed off to the library. As usual, I pulled out about 5 or 6 novels off the shelves before settling down on a comfortable couch to read. Today, I re-read Nora Roberts's Key Trilogy again for like the 4th or 5th time. And I promptly went insane. Cos yeah, it was so good. I wanted to laugh, I wanted to squeal, I wanted scream. But I couldn't, all because I was in the library.

It took a substantial amount of willpower to clamp my jaws shut, to quell the peals of laughter that threaten to burst forth from my throat, to curb it all and to wait for the moment of insanity to abate. There were even times where I had to bury my face in the pages of my novel to hide my effort of holding it all in. I tried not to laugh and I tried not to grin too widely. And in times like these, you usually end up distorting your face really badly.

And that was sweet agony for you. And now pure exaltation fights its way to be noticed.

I have finally finished writing Chapter 8 of Mademoiselle!! I am absolutely delighted, satisfied and as contented as a cat with a saucer of milk. After I got home from the library today, I wanted to edit Fate, the first story I'd ever written. But winglin.net was down, so I opened up my incomplete chapter 8 of Mademoiselle and decided to see if inspiration would strike me today.

But boy, did it strike me. It practically knocked me down flat.

But I'm happy. Yeah, I'm happy. Pure exaltation (:



Jane Austen says, "What are men compared to rocks and mountains?" in Pride & Prejudice.
I say, "What are men compared to books and novels?" (No offence to all my fellow male friends out there XP)

What Makes Life Beautiful

T'was a beautiful morning though I arrived late (again *cringe*) at Talz's house. Marc was already there and Kenneth arrived a short while after me (so I wasn't the latest afterall). Then Talz and I had breakfast - waffles layered with apricot jam and a glass of iced bundong without milk. We even had breakfast entertainment - watching Marc and Ken play Midtown Madness on Talz's xBox. And I say entertainment because they were just cruising around town in those cars of theirs, running into and going through anything and everything they can and ramming each others' cars into the river. -.- It was extremely hilarious considering how they kept ending up in the river.

Then I had to rush home for a PW meeting. Sharaf was late, so we decided to make Ariffin show us next year's new mass dance. Since I had all the mass dance songs in my computer, we made him dance Let's Get It Started and the new one and then he and I did the couple dance, Accidentally In Love. Goodness, that was fun.

Then we edited our OP slides, rehearsed, ran through and all. Charmaine and Ariffin had to leave earlier, so Sharaf, Sabby and I decided to watch White Chicks and laugh ourselves silly. I think I almost had a cheek cramp from all that guffawing. Yes, guffawing. And gosh! The ending was great!

What makes life beautiful - Spending time with great friends, laughing and enjoying ourselves. And having a great ton of good novels to read XD

A' Levels Mother Tongue Examinations 2006

This morning's A' level Chinese paper was fine. But I wasn't.

I was hit by an onslaught of one of the most lethal weapon that can ever be dished upon a student doing her examination: the Stomachache.

So I was there scribbling my answers onto those blanks as irregular waves of pain hit me every now and then, causing me to pause writing, squeeze my eyes shut, grit my teeth and wait for the damned pain to pass.

What in the world did I consume wrong this morning?

Novels, Chocolates and Cocktails - A Girl's Best Friends

Well, at least they're mine. Over the past two days, I completed 3 novels. And Heavens, that was utterly exhilarating and extremely satisfying. Nothing beats curling up in my comfy bed, with a box of chocolates lying atop my covers, a champagne flute in one hand and a good old novel in the other. Now that, is what I call indulgence. I seriously ought to try that someday, but there're always elements missing; some of the time, the chocolates and all the time, the champagne.

It's time for another trip down to the library. I've seriously exhausted my supply of books. Two days ago, Doris and I went to Tampines Library and I hauled home two hardcovers and two paperbacks. Now, I'm with only one novel un-read (is there such a word?). I think I must be losing my mind. I crave for books like an addict craves for drugs. Heavens.

No matter, I'm still making a trip down to the library. Aye, it is time.